azaz
Hungarian
editEtymology
editFrom az + az[1] (demonstrative pronouns), the first as a subject, the second as a predicate.[2]
Pronunciation
editConjunction
editazaz
- that is, i.e. (in other words; used as a confirmation or interpretation of a statement to express agreement or identity)
- that is, i.e., namely, specifically (used before listing, as an introduction to a more detailed explanation)
- that is, I mean, rather (used as a correction, an introduction to withdrawal, invalidation or modification of a previous claim)
References
edit- ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (“Explanatory Dictionary Plus”). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN
- ^ azaz in Károly Gerstner, editor, Új magyar etimológiai szótár [New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÚESz.), Online edition (beta version), Budapest: MTA Research Institute for Linguistics / Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2011–2024.
Further reading
edit- azaz in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- azaz in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).